Mokokchung, 13 April (MTNews): According to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), an NGO tasked with bringing democratic reforms in India through political and electoral advocacy, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio is the fourth richest chief minister in India with assets worth Rs 46 crore, while West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is the poorest with movable and immovable properties worth less than Rs 1 crore.
The ADR report is published after analyzing all election affidavits that are filed by all chief ministers across the country.
According to the report, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy is the richest CM in India with movable and immovable assets worth Rs 510 crore, while Bharat Rashtra Samithi President and Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao claimed the top spot in the list of CMs with the highest declared liabilities.
It was informed that Reddy’s wealth is more than the cumulative assets of all CMs combined.
Meanwhile, Mamata Banerjee’s net asset stands at just Rs 15 lakh and has zero immovable assets making her the only CM in India with assets under Rs 1 crore.
The second richest chief minister in India is Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu. His total movable and immovable assets are worth Rs 163 crore.
At number three is Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik who owns movable and immovable assets worth Rs 63.87 crores.
The second poorest CM in the country, according to the ADR report is Kerala’s Pinarayi Vijayan. His total assets are worth Rs 1 crore.
The third poorest CM of India is Haryana’s Manohar Lal Khattar, who has total assets worth around Rs 1 crore.